The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 20, 2025

Cobalt Orb, Spherical Box

1962

Kenneth F. Bates

(American, Cleveland, 1904–1994)
America, Ohio, Cleveland
transparent enamel, paillon, overglaze, copper, silver gilt
Diameter: 10.2 x 9.3 cm (4 x 3 11/16 in.)
Bequest of Marie Odenkirk Clark 1972.1197
Location: Not on view
  • Kenneth F. Bates Studio Entry Card to 1962 May Show. Cleveland Museum of Art May Show Records, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org
    Lee, Sherman E. "Fiftieth May Show: May 1 through June 16 Annual Exhibition of Artists and Craftsmen of the Western Reserve." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 55, no. 5 (May 1968): 123-63. mentioned & reproduced P 162 25152214
  • The May Show: 44th Annual Exhibition of Works by Artists and Craftsmen of The Western Reserve. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 16-June 24, 1962).
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